Transferring data to a drive

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Once you are back from the field from taking the images that create your 360˚ panorama, you need to get your data transferred. Also, you will want to consider backing that data up. How do you make sure your photos are fully transfered? In this movie, author Richard Harrington demonstrates how to back up photos taken for a 360˚ panoramic image.

- Once you're back from the field,…one of the first things you need to do…is get your data transferred.…Now, I'm of the belief that you want…to make sure that this gets transferred…to multiple hard drives, and I'm not a big fan…of importing directly into something…like a Lightroom library.…I'll explain more why in just a second.…Now, this process is pretty straightforward.…You're gonna want a card reader,…something that ideally supports your computer.…In this case, we've got a multi-card reader,…and it will actually take in a wide range of formats.…This is great because you might end up…with a couple of different format types…or media types as you're shooting.…

Now in the this case, I'm using USB 3 as a connector.…It's very fast.…You might want to investigate USB 3 or Thunderbolt…so you've got fast transfer speeds…because with panoramic shooting,…you're gonna have a lot of material.…Next, take one of the cards from the shoot,…in this case just a simple SD card.…And I'll just mount that by plugging it in.…Now that you've done that, you want to create a copy.…

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8/17/2016

Learn how to shoot and develop stunning 360-degree panoramas and interactive virtual tours. Whether you're shooting real estate or outdoor landscapes, the process starts with great raw images. Ron Pepper and Rich Harrington discuss the gear you need to get good 360-degree shots, including camera, lens, and tripod options, and share tips for shooting both standard and HDR images. Then they demonstrate post-processing techniques that use popular applications like Photoshop, Lightroom, and Photomatix Pro, and dedicated stitching software such as PTGui. Once the images are developed, you'll discover how to share interactive images and virtual tours online with services such as Roundme and Spinattic or your own web server.